Truck.



THGll/AS HUGHES,

l". FAUL, MNNESOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented /pril 1'?, 19156.

Application filed March 14,1904. Serial No. 198,02?.v

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Be it known that we, THOMAS li. HUGHES, SiDNEr A. Jonsson, and Jannsl-l. Samia, citizens of thc United States, residing at St. Paul, in thecounty of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have inventcd certain now anduseful Improvements in -'l`rucl s, of which the following is aspecilication. i

ur invention relates to improvements in trucks, its ohject beingparticularly to .irovide an improved attachment for a stan ardwarehouse-truck for extending the length otthe nose. to increase theloading'ca'pacity and in connection therewith improved means forsecuring thcl attachment against thc face of thel truck whcn not in use.

To thiscnd ourinvcntion consist-sin tho featurcs ol' construction andcombination hereinafter particularly dcscribcd and claimed.

.ln the accompanying drawings, forming part ot this specification,Figure l is a side elevation of our improved truck with the attachmcntturned into position for usc. Fig. 2 is a plan vic-w of the truck withthe attachment turned against thc taco thereof, and Fig. 3 is a sectionof the truck on line :r fr of F ln the drawings, A reprcscnts thetrucktramo provided with the ordinary noso 2 and carryii .g-wheels 3.

Uur improved. attachment consists ol a frame B. of shoot-metal bars,having a downturned front end 4r, having hinge support upon a cross-rod:3, which passes through the f siddbars 6 oi the truck. When not in use.the attachment is held against the face of the truclriiy a spring-catch7, secured under one ol' the cross-ricains 8 and providcd with anupwardly and forwardly bent cnd d. adaptcd to engage with the upper rearodge ot tho attachment. The spring-catch 7 is providcd with a suitableinger-hold l0.

In use the spring-catch is disengaged from the attachment by applyingprcssurc to the finger-hold l0, and thon by tiltingr thcI truck forwardthc attachment will swing upon its supporting -rod against the nose ofthc truck, as shown in Fig. 1. ln this position of tho attaclnnent itacts as an extension of thc noso to allow extra loading and balancing ofthe truck. ifi/'hen it is not desired to use the attachment, the truckcan bc tilted so that the attachment will drop by gravity into theposition shown in'Figs. 2 and 3, thc attachment by its weight springingthc catch suliciently to pass underneath the samc. Thus it is notnecessary for the operatorio leave the handle end of the truck tomanipulate thc extension attachment In order that the attachment may notinterfere with -tho ordinary use oi the truck, we construct the same oftour longiturhnal bars, the inner bars forming an intcrmcdiatc spacc torccoivc thc bulge of barrels, tc.

Having now described our invcniion, what we claim as ucv.'7 and dcsircto sccnrc by Lettcrs Patent, is-` 1. The combination with a truckprovided with an extension attachment consisting of a frame having hingesupport at its forward cnd7 of a spring-catch sccurcd to the truck, saidspring-catch boing bcnt to engage with the irse end of said attachmcntand hold theV same against the iacc of the truck.

2. The combination with a truck provided with an cntension attachmentconsisting of a. tram@ having hinge support at its forward ond, ol' aspring-catch secured to one of the cross-hairs ol" the truck, saidspring-catch hav- '8o mg an upwardly and forwardly bent end to cngagcwith the free odge of the attachment.

3. The combination with a truck provided with an extension attachmenthaving` hinge, support at its forward end upon said truc ot aspring-catch carried by said truck and provit ed with anupwaidly andforwardly cnt and to lit over the free edge of the attachment, and afinger-hold carried by said spring-catch.

[n tcstimony whereof we allix our signa- -tures in presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS H. HUGHES. SIDNEY A. JOHNSON. JAMES il. SAYLE.

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